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Lets get the East Shed at Alder Bay fixed up – It’s time to ask the Grinch WHAT: A FUNdraiser for the False Creek Racing Canoe Club, a proud member of the Granville Island Business Association! WHERE: The Carousel Theatre is located at 1411 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC , next to Granville Island Brewing WHEN: Sunday, December 9th from 10:30am – 2:30 PM WHO: ALL pets are welcome! Pets should be well-behaved. You dont have to have a pet, bring your team, bring your family and friends. Support the FCRCC and have a great Christmas photo to share!! Just $20.00.

Warm Water Huli Recovery We will be continuing the warm water huli program at Lord Bing Pool. The warm water hulis are open to members of the FCRCC who need expert instructions and/or practice on how to recover from a huli. The practice huli is done in warm water at the Lord Bing pool, in an environment where you can focus on various techniques on how to get back into your boat. You will be asked to bring your PFD and paddle. The group size is limited to 5 maximum. The registrant will pay their own admission to the pool and there is[…]

****************************************** The FCRCC Spring Knockout will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 (Qualifying event for those teams wishing to go to National Championships and a DBC Race Series Event). This popular Knockout event sells out each year where teams will race two 200 meter heats to qualify into one of several similar-times “Knockout Divisions”, and then a 200 meter semi-final to determine placement & ranking in a Knockout Division. Each Division’s final will be a Knockout series of 200 meter races. All teams will be in the first final race; the bottom team(s) in that first final race will[…]

Novice OC-6 Steering Course This course is designed for paddlers who would like to learn how to steer an outrigger canoe in a safe and supportive environment. The course starts with a classroom session that will cover the basics of steering including the roles and responsibilities of seat 6, communication, reading the water/tides and basics of the steering strokes. This is followed by time on the water in the steering seat under the guidance of an experienced steersperson. No previous OC-6 steering experience necessary. Prerequisite: Basic OC-6 paddling experience. Location: FCRCC Dates: October 21, 2018 Time: 10:00 am – 2:00[…]

Time to clean up the compound and prepare the boats for racing season. Burrard clean up day is April 29th. We will let you know what equipment to bring. Sign up on the ivolunteer link below. See you on the 29th! Burrard Compound Clean-Up – April 29, 10am-3pm. Here is the ivolunteer link http://falsecreek2017.ivolunteer.com/event_038

All paddlers using the OC-1 and other club equipment must be individual members of the False Creek Racing Canoe Club and must undergo a formal orientation to the club equipment. They must have club photo id to participate. The main purpose of the orientation is for safety reasons to ensure the paddler can recover from a huli and to ensure the proper care and usage of the boats Day: Sunday Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am Cost: FREE – FCRCC members only To register, please go to the following link https://doodle.com/poll/cdqivb8ua23wkhvq

This is a co-ed program open to adults of all ages, and is coached by experienced FCRCC outrigger paddlers. Through this program, you will learn outrigger paddling technique (no paddling experience necessary), develop paddling fitness and be introduced to Hawaiian culture. Practices are held Mondays and Wednesday from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, leaving from the FCRCC Burrard site. Practices are twice each week for 4 weeks. Warning, the more practices you attend, the more quickly you will become addicted to outrigger paddling! For full details see Outrigger Programs – Novice Link: https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=7007642&RF=11709422